Post by israel21 on Sept 11, 2005 1:07:08 GMT -5
09/11/2005
Is it time to start investing in stocks again? This is a question I find myself asking. I am like many other investors in this country, we are starting to think, "okay, as interest rates go up, the real estate market may be going down, so it's probably time to get back to the stock market".
Whether the above statement is true or not doesn't really matter, but what matters is that people are starting to think such ideas. The greatest enemy of an investor is himself/herself and the emotion they invest with.
In my opinion, you have to look to today's emotions to see what will be important tomorrow. Of course, these days Americans are looking at gasoline. They are purchasing hybrid vehicles that cost $6000 to $8000 more than a regular gasoline engine for gas savings of $1000 to $1500 a year. Do the math and it doesn't make sense.
Well often it doesn't make sense at the start, but eventually a break-even point occurs where it does make sense. DVD players didn't make sense 12 years ago, but today they makes perfect sense.
The companies I am looking at investing in are Toyota, Nissian, and Valence. Toyota will take down Ford and Nissian and/or Honda will hurt GM. Toshiba, Saph, Valence, and Panasonic are battery makers for hybrid Li-ion batteries. The Li-ion are the next breed of rechargable batteries; the technology is still in the works.
Please give your comments on my company picks. I am going to put a lot of eggs in one basket and risk $300 a month into Valence; it is currently trading at 2.88 per share. I will try my educational guess for 36 months to see if I can earn enough to buy a nice car. I will also invest $150 in each of Toyota and Nissian.
What do you think? Post your comments.
P.S. My prayers go out to those that lost so much 4 years ago today.
Is it time to start investing in stocks again? This is a question I find myself asking. I am like many other investors in this country, we are starting to think, "okay, as interest rates go up, the real estate market may be going down, so it's probably time to get back to the stock market".
Whether the above statement is true or not doesn't really matter, but what matters is that people are starting to think such ideas. The greatest enemy of an investor is himself/herself and the emotion they invest with.
In my opinion, you have to look to today's emotions to see what will be important tomorrow. Of course, these days Americans are looking at gasoline. They are purchasing hybrid vehicles that cost $6000 to $8000 more than a regular gasoline engine for gas savings of $1000 to $1500 a year. Do the math and it doesn't make sense.
Well often it doesn't make sense at the start, but eventually a break-even point occurs where it does make sense. DVD players didn't make sense 12 years ago, but today they makes perfect sense.
The companies I am looking at investing in are Toyota, Nissian, and Valence. Toyota will take down Ford and Nissian and/or Honda will hurt GM. Toshiba, Saph, Valence, and Panasonic are battery makers for hybrid Li-ion batteries. The Li-ion are the next breed of rechargable batteries; the technology is still in the works.
Please give your comments on my company picks. I am going to put a lot of eggs in one basket and risk $300 a month into Valence; it is currently trading at 2.88 per share. I will try my educational guess for 36 months to see if I can earn enough to buy a nice car. I will also invest $150 in each of Toyota and Nissian.
What do you think? Post your comments.
P.S. My prayers go out to those that lost so much 4 years ago today.
